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# Vârful Bucșoiu: the third-highest peak in the Bucegi
- URL: https://hikingbeast.com/varful-bucsoiu-bucegi/
- Published: 2026-10-03T17:55:42.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-03T19:09:50.000Z
- Description: 2492 m by a red-stripe route from Gura Diham: 8.5 km, 1583 m of ascent, six to seven hours. Exposed with chained sections, friable ground, and closed in winter.
- Author: Alex

**Vârful Bucșoiu** — Bucșoiu Mare — stands at 2492 m and is the third-highest peak in the Bucegi. It is also one of the most spectacular viewpoints in the massif, both for the breadth of what you see and for the routes that climb to it.

From the summit you can reach **Vârful Omu** in thirty to forty minutes, which opens up several ways back down.

**8.5 km · 1583 m up, 105 m down · 6–7 hours · Hard, strenuous, exposed**

- **Distance:** 8.5 km
- **Ascent:** 1583 m up, 105 m down
- **Time:** 6–7 hours
- **Waymark:** Red stripe (*bandă roșie*)
- **Difficulty:** **Hard, strenuous, exposed**
- **Season:** **Summer only — the route is closed in winter**
- **Route:** Bușteni (Gura Diham) – Poiana Izvoarelor – La Prepeleac – Vârful Bucșoiu

![The Bucșoiu ridge](https://hikingbeast.com/content/images/2026/10/ghost-48ca6e423920-creasta-bucsoiului-2.JPG)

The Bucșoiu ridge

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**Exposed, with friable ground and sections where the waymarks can be lost. Chains protect the worst of it. This is not a route for poor visibility or wet rock.**

## Getting to the start

Train to **Bușteni**, then a short taxi to **Gura Diham**, 5 km out on asphalt with free parking at the cabana.

## The route

### Gura Diham to La Prepeleac

The red stripe climbs from Gura Diham toward Cabana Poiana Izvoarelor, and from Pichetul Roșu follows the **Take Ionescu path** up to **La Prepeleac** at 1760 m, where there are signposts and an information board. This section is moderate — a steady mountain path, nothing more.

![La Prepeleac, 1760 m](https://hikingbeast.com/content/images/2026/10/ghost-81932b8314ac-la-prepeleac.jpg)

La Prepeleac, 1760 m

### La Prepeleac to the summit

At La Prepeleac the Bucșoiu route turns left, leaving the red triangle that runs on to Cabana Mălăiești. Keep following the red stripe.

From here it changes character. The path is narrow and broken and climbs steeply through a corridor of dwarf pine. The ground is friable, and in places you can lose the waymarks. The exposed sections are protected with chains. This stretch is known as **Drumul lui Deubel**, Deubel’s Road.

![Drumul lui Deubel](https://hikingbeast.com/content/images/2026/10/ghost-e842beba6519-bucegi-drumul-lui-deubel.jpg)

Drumul lui Deubel

**Cabana Poiana Izvoarelor, which this route passes, is closed indefinitely** — do not count on it for water or shelter.

## Getting down

Most people continue to Vârful Omu, half an hour on from the summit, and descend from there — Valea Cerbului back to Bușteni, or the Mălăiești valley north. Both are long. Plan the descent before you start the climb.

*Part of our guide to* [*hiking from Bușteni*](https://hikingbeast.com/hiking-from-busteni-bucegi/)*.*

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**Căutați în română?** Acest traseu este descris pe larg, cu mai multe fotografii și track GPS, pe [greuladeal.ro](https://www.greuladeal.ro/varful-bucsoiu/?ref=hikingbeast.com).  
Looking for the Romanian version? This route is written up in full, with more photos and a GPS track, at [greuladeal.ro](https://www.greuladeal.ro/varful-bucsoiu/?ref=hikingbeast.com).